Donte’ Stallworth: Tom Brady paid practice players for picking him off
Unlike Ryan Tannehill, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady rewards teammates who get the best of him during practice.
Shortly after Joe Philbin was fired on Monday, a report from National Football Post indicated that tension has been brewing at Miami Dolphins practice for weeks over Tannehill’s alleged treatment of practice squad players. The former Texas A&M star apparently said things like “enjoy your practice squad paycheck” when he became frustrated after teammates forced turnovers, and Philbin had to tell the practice squad guys to take it easy on Tannehill.
If you ask Donte’ Stallworth, stuff like that is what separates Brady from Tannehill.
Brady actually paid practice squad and look team guys if they picked him off in practice. http://t.co/7c4cDcI1ol
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) October 6, 2015
But comparing Tannehill to Brady is like comparing a rowboat to a battleship.
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) October 6, 2015
Guys joke on each other all the time. Things people "outside" would probably call cruel but *if reports are true Tannehill crossed the line.
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) October 6, 2015
I've never heard a teammate say that to another, not even in a joking manner. I really hope he didn't say that.
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) October 6, 2015
Stallworth played for the Patriots during their record-breaking season in 2007. Earlier this offseason, he made a bold prediction about what his former team is going to do to the rest of the NFL in 2015.
No one should ever compare Brady to Tannehill, but the fact that the Dolphins have their quarterback supposedly acting like that and their highest-paid player making childish protests shows you the type of trouble the organization is currently in.
